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The Alliance is located in a facility that is designed to provide
each child with an open, non-threatening, non-institutional environment.
All services are provided and coordinated at this one location.
- MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM (MDT) APPROACH
The Multi-disciplinary Team Approach is a group of professionals
working together to investigate allegations of child abuse, while
insuring that the best interests of the child victims are being
served. This is a team approach that includes the vital resources
of law enforcement, child protective services, the Prosecutor’s
office, medical personnel, and mental health
professionals. Each child’s case that is serviced by the
Alliance is staffed by the Multi- disciplinary Team, and all
referrals must come through law enforcement or child protective
services. The Alliance and members of MDT strive to discover
the facts in each investigation;
whether these facts serve to exonerate the innocent or prosecute
the guilty.
Each child’s interview is conducted in an age appropriate
room, with emphasis on the child’s
comfort, minimal number of interviews, and proper evidence collection.
The interviews are conducted by a forensic interviewer with specific
training to interview child victims.
The Alliance is committed to providing each child with needed
treatment by making referrals to counselors and therapists who have
experience and training in working with abused children.
Necessary medical exams will be coordinated through the Alliance.
Sexual assault examinations are conducted by a SANE (Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiner) nurse who is specifically trained to do these types
of exams using a child-sensitive procedure. Sexual assault exams
in Angelina County are done at Memorial Health Systems of East Texas
and Woodland Heights Medical Center.
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